JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, vol. 46, n° 5, 1993, pages 455-459, 10 réf., ISSN 0895-4356, USA
URBAN (N.), ANDERSON (G.L.), TSENG (A.)
Fred Hutchinson cancer res cent. Cancer prevention res program. Seattle WA. USA
In the general population, the use of stamps rather than business reply postage significantly improves response rates in mail surveys.
Among physicians, however, a smaller effect might be anticipated due to their greater sophistication.
An experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that stamps would improve response rates and lower costs in a physician survey that included intensive follow up.
In 1989, 380 physicians who reported providing primary care were surveyed.
The protocol included two mailings, a postcard reminder, and two telephone reminders.
Physicians were randomly assigned to receive a return envelope with a first-class stamp or an envelope that had been preprinted « business reply mail » in the first and second mailings.
Mots-clés BDSP : Médecin, Taux, Laborantin, Homme, Epidémiologie, Etats Unis, Amérique
Mots-clés Pascal : Enquête par correspondance, Médecin, Enveloppe, Réponse, Taux, Personnel sanitaire, Homme, Timbre, Analyse coût, Enveloppe T, Epidémiologie, Washington, Etats Unis, Amérique du Nord, Amérique
Mots-clés Pascal anglais : Mail inquiry, Physician, Envelope, Response, Ratio, Health staff, Human, Tone color, Cost analysis, Epidemiology, Washington, United States, North America, America
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Inist-CNRS - Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique
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Code Inist : 002B30A01A1. Création : 199406.